Building construction.



No 865,080. PATENTED SEPT. 3, 1907.

R. R. GANDEE. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, 1906.

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wiineaaea UNITED RAPHAEL R. CANDICE, OF BAKERSFlELD, CALIFORNIA.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.-

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedSept. 3, 1907.

Application filed May 24, 1906. Serial No- 318,471.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, RAPHAEL R. Canons, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bakersfield, in the county of Kern and State of California, have invented a new and useful Building Construction, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to building constructions, and has particular reference to the construction of indestructible steel and concrete foundations ior buildings, bridge piers, dams, cribs, etc; one of the objects of the invention being to make possible ,and permanent the foundation by simple means.

Another object of this invention is to provide a reinforced concrete construction which comprises a plurality of cylindrical members adapted to besunk in the bed of a river or in the ground, and to interlock said members in such manner that after the addition of the concrete or ,othersubstance, the construction is a unit. The simplicity of this construction is such. as to enable any number oi foundations to be built udja-' cent each other whereby a solid foundation is formed for all buildings thus adjoined.

As 'contradistinguishcd from structures of similar formation hitherto employed, in which a number of structural steel beams were driven into the bed in-, tended "to form the foundation. for the superstructure by means of ordinarypile-drivers, this invention 0011-. templates the idea of employing modern machinery for submarine or subterranean excavation, which excavations are intended to accommodate the cylinders and form the seat therefor. In. .this manner the depth to which these cylinders may be sunk is almost unlimited, and as they are provided with interlocking means and subsequently filled inovith concrete or othersuitable substance, a foundation is formed which is practically a solid mass.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the features, details of construction, and combination of parts as will be described in connection with the accompanying drawings, and then he more particularly po'in ted out in the claims.

in. the drawing, Figure 1 is a top plan sectional elevation', Fig. 2, a side elevation; Fig. 3, a perspective view; and Fig. 4. a detail showing the broken joints.

Specific reference being had to the drawing, 1 represents a hollow steel cylinder or column. adapted to be sunk into a well or hole. eontcmp n'aneously formed with the sinking oi said cylinder as the hole is drilled or excavated. "he purport. of this idea is to preventthe caving in of such holes when drilled or sunk. in loose strata, or which would undoubtedly be the case when the drillingtool is withdrawn where the forma tion is such asabove stated. It is oi course understood that in solid formations the holes may be previously drilled, in which case the cylinders would simply be slid thereinto in the usual manner. As will i 1 l l i be seen from the drawing, this column is constructed of curved steel plates 2 comprising four in nmnbcr and riveted together, as shown at 3, each of the curved plates'making a quarter of the circumference of the column. The individual curvedplatcs 2 are provided each with a flanged portion 4 whose extremity is curved at right angles to said flange 4, as sliown at 5. The flange portion proper of the adjoining curved flanges abut and are riveted together. The portions just described are provided for the purpose of being engaged by a similarlyflanged body portion provided on the other extremity of said curved plates seen at 6, whereby a dove-tailed joint is formed and the cylinders are rigidly interlocked. 1 l

Between the space formed by. the interlocking portions 6 is a structural steel beam {extending along the entire length of the cylinder and adapted to reinforce and strengthen the walls as well is the flanges of the same. This structural steel beam is riveted to the oppositely-disposcd cylindrical portions of the cylinder, as shown at 8. I i

It is obvious from the drawing that the flange portions of the cylinder extend along the entire length of the cylinders and are provided at l'our equal points on the perimeter thereof, which admits of rigidly locking any. nunibor of Cylinders so constructed, together. as rapidly as they are sunli. The flange portion 5, as will be seen from the drawing, engages the .similarly-fianged portion 6, and when a sufiicient number of these cylinders has been sunk the spaces between them, as well as the space within the cylinder, are filled with concrete or other suitable matcrial,- thus forming a solid reinforced wall, which in its completed construction is' solid as rock.

The manner of putting the reinforcing columns togethor is such that the-joints are broken and the interlocking means form a dove-tailed joint rendering the separation of the columns absolutely impossible; For I deep work the columns can be built up as sunk, to any desired height, making the scope and adaptability of the construction almost unlimited. The .i need at which these columns can be put down depends ontirely on thobed lornutlion, but it is clear that Where the driving of the ordinary short piles is possible, these sections can be put down as rapidly, if not more so, than the piles, and canv be ttllCll0I((l together.

While I have described and shown a cylindorsectional in formation whose individual quarter sections are riveted at respective points of the perimeter thereof, I do. not wish to be limited to this exact construction, but dcsireitunderstood that any ch an go or modiiication oi the present structure covering the idea of riaving thus described and ascertained the nature 01':-

my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent of the United States is 1. A building construction comprising a plurality of cylinders severally consisting wf sectional members joined together and having a reinforcing beam extendingin perpendicular alinement with the joint.

7 2. A building construction comprising a plurality of cylinders joined together, severally consisting of sectional members having flanged extensions, a beam within the space formed by said flanged portions, and means for securing said beam therein.

A building construction comprising a plurality of hollow body portions severally consisting of sectional members joined together and having a reinforcing member extending in line with the joint. 1

4. A building construction comprising a plurality of columns joined together, severally consistlngof sectional members joined together and forming a loclifor adjacent groups of columns. the point of jointnre of adjacent colnmns being free to receive concrete.

A plurality of columns severally consisting of individual sections joined together and forming a lock for each other, and a spacer in line with the joint.

(3. A building construction comprising a plurality of cylinders severally,"consisting of flanged plates joined together, and a reinforcing member in line with the joint.

7. A building construction comprising a plurality of hollow body portions joined together. said body portions consisting severally of curved members joined together,

pa-rt of which are spaced.

H. A building construction comprising a plurality of hollow bodies severally consisting of sectional members joined together", part of said sectional members being, spaced to receive a spacer.

fl. A building construction comprising a plurality hollow bodies joined together, severally consisting curved plates of varying sizes joined together.

l). A building construction comprising a plurality of hollow bodies severally consisting of sectional flanged members of va ving sizes joined together.

11. A building construction comprising a plurality of hollow bodies severally consisting of sectional members of varying sizes joined together, part of said sections being spaced.

of of 12. A building construction comprising a plurality of hollow bodies severally consisting of sectional curved plates of varying sizes joined together.

13. A building construction comprising a plurality of hollow bodies severally consisting of sectional plates of varying sizes joined together, and having a reinforcement in line with the joint.

14. A building construction comprising a plurality of hollow bodies severally consisting of sectional members of different sizes joined together to form a lock for adjacent groups of columns, and means for spacing the individual sections to receive a filler.

15. One or more hollow bodies joined together, severally consisting of plates of unequal sizes, means for securing said plates together, and a spacer in line with the joint of the individual sections.

16. A plurality of hollow bodies severally consisting of sectional curved plates of unequal sizes, the continuity of the curvature of said sections being interrupted by a flange, a spacer in line with the flange, and means for securing the sections together. I v

17'. A plurality of curved sectional body portions joined together, and a spacer in line with the joint.

18. A plurality of hollow bodies consisting severally 0 sectional curved plates of unequal sizes, means for securing the sections together, and a reinforcing member in line with the joint; i

19. A building construction comprising a plurality of columnsjoined together, severally consisting of sectional curved members joined together, the joined portion forming a lock for adjacent groups of columns, and-the point of jointure of adjacent columns being free to receive concrete or other plastic substance.

20. A building construction comprising a plurality of columns joined together, severally consisting of sectional curved members joined together, the joined portion forming a lock for adjacent groups of columns, a spacer in line with the joint, the point of jointure between said spacer and curved members being free to receive concrete or other plastic substances.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles California this 18th day of,May 190G.

RAPHAEL R. CANDEE.

In presence (if- ANTON Giion'rzinn, .Tr., JULIA 'lowxsnnn. 

